Guiding Question:
How do I turn data into evidence for my claims?

Learning Objectives

• distinguish data, evidence, findings, and claims;

• select findings relevant to research questions;

• organize findings coherently;

• integrate different forms of evidence;

• calibrate claims to evidence.

Mentor Reading

Furberg & Silseth (2022): Findings section.

Topics

• Results and findings

• Data versus evidence

• Selecting rather than displaying data

• Organizing findings

• Quantitative and qualitative evidence

• Participant quotations

• Observational and multimodal evidence

• Tables and figures

• Evidence and claims

• Avoiding overinterpretation

Workshop — Evidence-to-Claim Analysis

Trace examples through:

Data → Selected evidence → Analysis → Finding → Claim

Map your major findings using the same process.

Writing Studio Task — Results/Findings Draft

Draft a substantial Results or Findings section using evidence appropriate to the research tradition.